The possible findings were accidental, funnily enough: the study was meant to compare how people with chronic pain and people who are pain-free tolerate 90 minutes of office tasks that are known to cause pain in the shoulders, neck, arms, and back. Nineteen of the participants drank coffee; the other 29 did not. Those who had no java reported higher pain levels (whether or not they had chronic pain in the first place).

Naturally, because the study wasn't designed specifically to test coffee and pain, the findings are still sketchy. But it's sparked the researchers' curiosity as to whether or not there's another possible benefit lurking in your morning buzz.

What do you think of the study? Are you a coffee-drinker? What's your favorite kind? And do you drink it for health benefits or just because it can taste so freaking good in the morning?